Grinding machine



Dec. 2, 1952 J. G. MQOHL GRINDING MACHINE Filed April 1, 1948 6Sheets-Sheet l IN VENT OE JOHAN' CUSTAF MOOHL.

BY R

A'TTORNEY.

J. G. MOOHL GRINDING MACHINE Dec. 2, 1952 Filed April 1, 1948 6Sheets-Sheet 2 Jffig. Z

/N WEN TOP JOIMIV ausm 1- MOQHL.

ATTORNEY-5.

J. G. MboHL GRINDING MACHINE Dec. 2, 1952 e sheets-sheet 3 Filed April1, .1948

INVf/VTOE JOHAN GUSTAFMOOHL .w M A T'TOIZMEY.

1952 J. G. MOOHL 2,619,851

GRINDING MACHINE Filed April 1. 1948 s Sheets-Sheet 4 INVENTOR JO/IANGU67AF MOOHL M1 MM J. G. MOOHL GRINDING MACHINE Dec. 2, 1952 6Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed April 1, 1948 M/VEA/TO/P M/MA/ Q0670) MOOHI- 1952J. G. MOOHL 2,619,851

GRINDING MACHINE Filed April 1, 1948 e Sheets-Sheet e MDJWM PatentedDec. 2, 1952 UNITED TA'T'EiS PATENT ()FFICE Cleveland Heights, :Ohio,

fassignor to The Match & Merryweath'er Ma'- chinery Company Cleveland,Ohio, a corpora- 'il-pplictttion-A iril 1,

19 Claims.

' This inventien relates 'asindica'te'dto grinding machines a-rid, moreparticularly, to automatic saw -=grinding *m-aeh-ines designed to grindand sharpen the teeth of a circular saw diskfito desired 'corrtour.

*Ai'itomatic sa-w grinding meehines of the genm di-type 'tew'hieh thepresent invention is "directed are well known in-the aL-r-t; Aparticularly emcient'ferm e-f pr io'r =ar-t machine is lane in which the-saw' b'ltte or diskto he i sharpenedis secured teen-arbor on wtich'isalso'mountedem index *filate er ratehet' 'halvi-r-ig teeth equalln number to the teeth of the=sew lei-a de. .IA pawl mechanism flperatesto-roteite-such index rilate a ndisa=w 1elade timed relation "to 'in-and-oiit 1 movement of V a grinding-wheel ofdesired contcii-r.g-r-inding Wheel is carr'ied' hy ahead which is .thusreciproeeitedby'mea-ns et-cams to-produce the correct teeth shape.

' Eoreachtype of sawtngo eratien there is one tooth form which A is mostefiieient in its eutting action. a result, t; isvery important that anysaw griridmg machine be adapted to predu'ce'e "w ifle variety o'i sawtooth contours, and in "the pest-ithas generally been necessary:whenever a change tootheenteurh-as been desired either to replace thecams, whereby the grinding'hea'd isreeiproceted; ertomekeether-adjustments of a reither eempl i'ca-tei-nature. Itis oftendesirakble, 'par tieiil-arly in 'th'e ease o f metal cutting sewsrtoproduee-esa'w hla-iie hav ing alternate h i'gl-i end low teth amd thedifi er'ence in height "fi suoh teeth Willfrequeritly vary-dependingupon the diameter er ''the "saw blade and the eu-ttmg eperat'ionwhich-is tebe'per 'formed thereby. It is therefore a, -p'r imery'ebfiect ei my invention to prov-hie auitemat'ic saw gr'inding machinewhich quickly adjustable '-to produce in, Wide variety of-tooth'centoursi-neluding difierences in ther leztive eleva tion of-sueh teeth. e

' 'imcther common vetrieble inthe-toethlform-is the degree 'ofra-leeteeth' should -ha ve.

1948, Serial No. 18,332

. .2 v saw blade :to hbtaih the -des iredrakeengle withbut :theneee'ss'i ty of :making an -computation whatsoever.

It generally-importantthat the crown of the 5 saw tooth be :perfectlystraight :arndhatwaeross transversely of the saw blade, end 'this df course necessitates eeriter ing -the plane of such blacle raxlially of thegi indingwheel. Erro'rs'en the par t of the operator: in --meiking th'isadi ustment -frequently tend to ,produce non-uniform or slightlylopsided tooth shapes. 'It is therefore a, further obj ect of myinvention to provi'de'm'eansiforfaxiab ily adjusting the saw bladesupporting :embor adaptedtnositively center the sawbla'de ion'thetgrind-ing wheel. r

other objects and-advantages will iheccme'fapparent as the followingdescription a'proceeds.

130 the sateenm'plishn'ient :ef the vtdre'going and ireleted ends, saidinvention iithe'nicrcomprises the features 'heremziiterrrfullyitlescrib'ert and partieularlyrrpointedront in the claims, thefollowingdesmrtntion and the annexed: drawings setting forth in tletail:eertain illustrative embodiments ofthe inventionptheseibeing indicativehowever, or but a fewer the various ways in 'wh ich theprinctnleefltheinvehtion mayheemployed.

e:im' the said annexeii drawingsz V eisp rsnect-ive view,isiightlyfiemiabeve, of n Item ofisaw grinding me time constructedinfaccordance with myinvention; l Rig-{2 is a side :rel'evation'ztlviewol th'e i dex platez'side of such-mttchine;

LEi'gtB is :a side relevaltional View takenretiiiight angles to Fig.slvand showing the beltdriveineans; Fig. is :a vertical sectional ViGW''ialblir'g the line '-'=4-4 Dn Ei-"glKZ'end sl'rowlirig thezigear-ingiandzcain amech'anismvoperativeito recipro'cate'ithe grindingiheadztaml-drive theiindempilaite;

s- Eig. :is e vertical sectiona l viewrtaltenflzvleng theilirre -S-S ionRig;ershowingrmeans ieriedgiust- 11g the degree efizreciprccationl ofthe grinding Fig, 6 is in alen'gitudinal sectional "view of the sawblade :erbor :suppertmg means :Eteken alons lthe1inef6=6on Fig. 2'; i:Elgs. f7-, B1a;nd i9 are xiiagrammatie views illustrating'thermenner inwhich adjustment to the :zi-esir'ed.reke'rengiezis:meide sine. :Eig. i'oisa itop plan detail view of the br'akesor drag 'meens which controlsrotaitionof theisaw blade.

Referring now more particiilerly to such drawing's eir ld espeeiallyfi'gs. l-3 inelusive, the generel constructiono-f "the gr i-ing maehin e"of this invention w-m be iie'scrib'ed; din electrie motor Iismounted-upon a housing z'carriedhy a base 3. The whole is adapted tobe supported upon a bench or pedestal as desired. A V-belt l passesabout pulley 5 of such motor and pulley 6 keyed to shaft 3 driving thelatter. A pair of pulleys 9 and I3 are mounted on an adjustable slide llcarried by bracket |2 pivotally supported on shaft 8. A V-belt |3connects pulley 9 and pulley M, such latter pulley being keyed to shaft8, thereby driving such former pulley and ulley l3. Grinding wheel I5 issecured to shaft is which in turn is supported in the verticallyreciprocable head V-belt l8 connects pulley ii! and pulley |9 keyed toshaft I5 to drive the grinding wheel. The sliding mount for pulleys 9and id will be adjusted to provide the proper degree of tension in thebelt drive.

The saw blade is mounted on one end of arbor 2| and index plate orratchet 22 is mounted on the other end. The means for driving such indexplate will be described more in detail below. For the present, it needmerely be explained that the saw blade is slowly rotated in timedrelation to the vertical reciprocation of the grinding head I! togenerate the desired tooth contour. Ordinarily, the saw teeth willalready have been roughed out and the grinder will be employed for afinishing operation only. It is entirely practicable, however, togenerate the teeth from a plain circular disk if it is desired to do so.

The grinding head The grinding head generally designated above consistsof a slide portion 23 engaged with vertical slideway 24 and having twoupper forwardly extending wing portions 25 and 26. frame member 21 ispivotally suspended at 28 between such wing portions with grinding wheelarbor l6 journalled therein. The hood or shield 29 for the grindingwheel is likewise carried thereby. A bolt 30 fitted in holes in wingportions 25 and 26 passes through arcuate slots 3| and 32 in pivotallysuspended frame member 21 and may be tightened to clamp such framemember in desired pivotal position between such wings. Holes 33 in wingportions 25 and 25 of head H are additionally provided into which a pinmay be inserted to engage a corresponding hole in frame member 21 solocated as to be in alignment therewith when the grinding wheel arbor I3is in vertically centered position. This is of considerable conveniencesince a large proportion of the grinding operations will ordinarily beperformed with the wheel in this position. Similar additional holes maybe provided to either side of hole 33 for ready positioning of thegrinding wheel at a pro-selected angle.

The entire grinding head is supported by a bracket 34 secured to the topthereof and threadedly engaging a vertical screw 35. A handwheel 35 ismounted on the upper end of such screw and the lower end rests upon avertically reciprocable member 31 extending upwardly from the housing.Such member 3! is adapted to be reciprocated by cam mechanism describedbelow, thereby to vertically reciprocate grinding wheel l5 to generatethe tooth form. By turning handwheel 35 the operator may gradually lowerthe entire grinding head relative to member 31 to increase the depth ofcut. I

The saw arbor Reference may now be had additionally to Figs. 6-9 of thedrawing which illustrate the mounting of the saw arbor 2| and the mannerin which its position may be adjusted both axially and laterally. Thisarbor is adapted to support various diameters of saw blades 20 at oneend and to be rotated through index plate 22 at the other end.

The mounting for such arbor is adjustable to provide for the grinding ofsuch saw disks of various diameters and also to obtain any desiredpositive or negative rake of the saw teeth. In order to obtain such ratewithout calling upon the operator to make any mathematical computationsor difficult adjustments, a dial or scale is provided upon which therake angle may be read directly. When the support for the saw arbor hasbeen secured in selected position as indicated on such dial, the sawsupporting arbor is then simply moved alon the pointer arm until the sawblade encounters the grinding wheel.

Referring now particularly to Figs. 1, 2, and 6, arbor 2| is journalledin a bracket 38 which is slidably supported within frame 39. Thepositionof such bracket within frame 39 may be regulated by turning verticaladjusting screw and such bracket then clamped securely in the selectedposition by means of screw 4| which protrudes through slot 42 in frame39. Such frame is hinged at 43 and M to the housing 2 and an arm 45integral with such frame. extends upwardly alongside bracket 46. A bolt41 pass. in through the end of such arm and slot 48 in bracket 46 servesto lock such arm and there fore frame 39 at the angle desired. Acalibrated scale 49 alongside such slot permits arm 45 to be set toprovide precisely the rake angle to be produced. Screw 40 is then turnedtoslide bracket 3 and therefore the saw arbor 2| toward the grindingwheel 15. As indicated above, this is in fact equivalent to moving thesaw arbor along the pointer arm of a dial after setting such arm to theposition desired. Fig. 8 of the drawing shows a setting of arm i5(corresponding to the arrow) resulting in no rake of the saw teeth whileFigs. '7 and 9 illustrate the manner in which a progressively increasingdegree of rake may be obtained. As above indicated, the position of sucharm and slot may also be arranged to provide a negative rake angle ifsuch be required.

The saw blade 23 is secured to the end of arbor 2| by means ofcooperating clamping members 50 and 5|. Pins such as 52 preventrotationof the saw blade relative to member 50 and such latter member issecured to arbor 2| for rotation therewith. Clamping member 5| is heldin place by means of nut 53. It will thus be apparent that, whatever thethickness of the saw blade being sharpened, its inner or right-hand sideas viewed in Fig. 6 will always lie in exactly the same plane. As willbe explained below, this facilitates axial adjustment of the arbor toobtain proper centering of the saw blade diametrically of the grindingwheelto ensure that the crowns of the saw teeth are ground flat across.

The saw arbor is journalled in its supporting bracket 38 to permit alimited amount of axial adjustment relative thereto. A sleevecomp-rising two annular members 54 and 55 secured together as a unitengages a circumferential boss 56 on the arbor and is threaded. into theindex plate end of arbor supporting bracket 38. By rotating such sleevethe arbor may thus be axially reciprocated as desired. A calibratedscale 51 is provided on such sleeve reading in thou-sands of an inch anda pointer 58 is mounted on the end of support 38. When the sleeve isturned so that such pointer indicates a zero reading, the saw bladeengaging amass-1 5 face of clamping member 150 will be in perpendicularalignment-with the axlsof grinding wheel ether 16, and therefore suchface and the inner side of the saw blade supported therealong will bedisposed diametrically of thegrinding wheel.

Toadjust the saw arbor to provicl-e for .grinding the saw teeth squarelyacross, the operator first calipers the width of the saw tooth and thenturns scale 'fil to-the exact reading he obtained. The pi-tch'ofthethreads- 59,}however, is exactly half thatrequired'to give-the indicatedreading'on scale 51. This means that the saw blade will have'beenshifted inwardly (to the right as viewed in Fig." 6) exactly one'h-al ithe thickness of the saw tooth; or, in other words, the grindin Wheelhave been exactly centered on the width of the saw "as desired-to obtainan even out. Not 'onlydoes thisarrangementhave the advantageofavoiding-"the necessity for theopera'tor to make anymathematical.computation, but also the dial scale may be twice the size it wouldotherwise be, '-permitting more accurate adjustment. sinceallad'justment is made in one direction only, still a another source oferror is eliminated.

The grinder reciprocating mechanism aReference may nowadditionallybehadto Figs. de'aznd :5 of "the drawings. illustrating themanner in whichreciprocationxof the grindin head is obtained. Aspreviously indicated, one important object of. my invention is toprovide 1 adjusting means whereby operation of: the machinesmay beshifted from ft-heformationof alternately high and .low: teeth totheiiormation of all teeth of the same height. :Simila-rly, means isalso provided forzselec'ting'the exact depth of each cut. The adjusting.mechanism .is designed to be very simpletonperate, although capable ofproducing a-veryxwtde variety oi tooth contours.

.Asraboveexplainedshaft 8 is driven'from electric :motor I through:V-bel't 4 and'pulley 6. It carries .a gear fifl ikeyed thereto which isin driving engagement a'w orm. gear Bl keyed to shaft 62. Shaft 62carries-a cam 153 secured thereto, the rotation of which serves-to driveindex plate :22 through means separately described .below. -Gear 64alsokeyed-to such-shaft turns gear 65 and thereby shaft 66, the latterbeinggjourn'a'lled :in fixed bracket'lil and a sliding journal :6.8..Gears i551 and Mare in "a 2 to 1 ratio soztl'ratshaft 66 will turn atonly one half the speed'of'shaft :62. The reason for such ratio willbecome clear below.

1QxAzpairiofidenticalicam-s 69 and T0 are keyed to end of :shaft BG,turned 180 apart. At'hird cam Iliof a different type is aligned with cam69. :Shaft fili may be'axially reciprocated within limitsby'rleasingsset screw 12' and turning hand-knob ISrnSu'chTFhand-knob issecured to 'a shaft '74 passing through bracket 15 on main journal 68,shaft' 'fl terminating "in a th-readed portion enga'ged inrthe-housing.A dial is provided on such knoband-bracket'fi to indicate the extent ofsuch reciprocation'of shaft.

-.Axia1 m0vment o f shaft 66 operates to adjust the position of cams69,10, and ll relative to roller 16 carried-by depending arm T! of abell crank pivoted at 18 on a bracket-T9 projecting fromthe sid-e wallof housing 2; Such roller 16 istapered or-beveled at one end 80 and camH is fomned with acomplementary bevel. With shaft 8'6 inthe positionillustrated in Fig. 4 cam- 11 bein Qsh'o-wn engaging roller' T6 at-itsgreatest extent) 'cam'Tl has no effect upon such roller and the'bellcrank'arm 'I'I'is rocked through the sole action of cams 69 and '10.since cam-s 69 and 10 are identical, the bell crank will always berocked to the same extent. This means that a uniform impulse will betransmitted through the subsequent train of elements to reciprocate thegrinding head and all of the saw teeth will consequently :be'of the sameheight.

When, however, shaft 66 is shifted to-the left as viewed in Fig. 4, c-amII will be 'causeditoride up the'bevel end of roller 16 and cam 69 willno: longer contact such roller. Consequently, cam ll will rock bellcrank arm 11 to a great-er extent than cam 10 so that alternate teethwill be ground to different heights. The degree of difference willdepend on the extent to which shaftfili has been thus axially shifteddetermined by the calibrated dial associated with knob 13. It will beappreciated, of course, that cams 69 and '10 may be formed as a singlecam of general elliptical shape having two lobes which blend into eachother for smooth action.

The train of elements connecting the bell crank with verticallyreciprocable membe 37 carrying the grinding head will now be described,including the means for varying the absolute depth-of cut, particularreference being had to Fig. 5 of the drawing. The other arm 8|. of thebell crank is formed with a guideway '82 in its upper surface alongwhich roller 83 on the lower end of link 84 is. adapted to travel. Theupper end of such link is pivotally attached to the lower end ofVertically reciprocable member 31. Another link 85 is also pivot-allyattached to roller 83 and is longitudinallyextensible, being threadedlyengaged in extension 86 which is supported in a horizontal swivel mount81 journalled in an outward bulge of housing 2. Extension 86 may berotated by means of hand-knob 88 to extend or draw in link'85 asrequired, hand-knob 8'9 threaded on extension '86 being backed offslightly from compression washer 90 to permit such rotation. It will'beobvious from an inspection of Fig. 5 that when link 85 has beenshortened as shown in solid line no reciprocationof member 31 will beobtained by the rocking of bell crank arm 8| and that a maximumreciprocation of such member 31 will be obtained when such link has beenfully extended into the dot and dash line position.

At any selected position of roller 83, hand- Wheel 26 may be adjusted toelevate the grinding head 11 sufficiently that the grinding whee-l l5will contact the saw-blade only at the lowermost point of itsreciprocation. The operator will then gradually turn such handwheeluntil the grinding wheel is contacting the saw blade at all points inits reciprocation at which time the grinding operation will be complete.

The indexing mechanism Referring now particularly to Figs. 2 and 4 ofthe drawing, cam 63 turning with shaft 62 engages roller 9| on the endof bell crank arm 92 to rock stub shaft 93. A bracket 94 is'clamped tothe end of such latter shaft and carries a depending slide member 94along-which slide 96 is adapted to be adjustably positioned by means ofscrew 9 and hand-knob 98. A rod-99 is pivotally attached to such slide96 and extends over index plate 22. A slide l 8 is mounted on such rodand adapted to be adjustably positioned therealong by means'of hand-knobW1. A detent I82 carried by such slide I08 is adapted to engage theteeth of index plate 22 and to rotate such index plate as rod 99is-reciprocated through the rocking action of shaft 93 and bracket 94.The same diameter of index plate will generally be employed for allsizes of saw blades, but the number of teeth on the index plate will bemade to correspond to the number of teeth on the saw blade. By adjustingknob 98 the stroke of rod 99 and detent I92 may be regulated, and byadjusting knob lfll the timing of the rotation of the index plate andthereby of the saw blade may be synchronized with the verticalreciprocation of the grinding head. The reason for the 2 to 1 ratio inthe relative speeds of rotation of shafts 62 and 6B is now apparentsince the two cams 6'9 (or I I) and 19 will cause the grinding head tobe reciprocated twice for each rotation of shaft 66 while one rotationof shaft 62 and cam 63 will cause but a single reciprocation of rod 99.

To control rotation of the arbor and prevent over-running or the like, aconventional type of drag or brake means such as that shown in Fig. 10may be employed. A bar I03 extends from bracket I04 on frame 39 andcarries two arms I05 and I95 adjustably clamped thereon. These arms holdopposed steel shoes NH and I03 respectively adapted to bear againstopposite sides of the saw disc 20. Shoe I! is backed by a compressionspring Hi, the pressure of which may be regulated by thumb screw I99.The amount of drag employed will be such as to make rotation of thearbor 2i responsive only to the indexing means without, however, makingsuch drag excessive.

The inner face of the grinding wheel l lies in the same plane as theaxis of the pivotal mounting 43, 44 of the saw arbor support.Accordingly, when setting up the machine, arm 45 will be locked inposition to provide the desired rake angle and then the saw arborsupporting bracket 38 will be slid up frame 39 until the outer peripheryof the saw disc is aligned with the axis 43, 44. To facilitate suchalignment, a stud or bar H0 may be provided extending axially of hinge43. A V-shaped 90 groove in the upper side of such bar has its apexexactly on the axis 43, 44. Thus by placing an elongated gauge of squarecross-section in such groove with its end extending beyond the sawblade, the blade may be brought into exactly the right position forgrind: ing, no matter what the rake angle. The proper longitudinaladjustment of the arbor will also be made on scale 51. When the indexingmeans has been adjusted as above explained, handwheel 36 is turned togradually lower the grinding head and wheel [5 until the latter contactsthe blade. The grinding wheel is slowly lowered either to apredetermined depth or until the operator notes visually that there isuniform sparking contact at all points.

It will be seen from the foregoing that I have provided a saw grindingmachine capable of producing a great variety of saw tooth contoursincluding teeth of different heights on the same saw blade, whichmachine is readily adjustable by a relatively unskilled operator withoutthe substitution of difierent parts and without introducing the manyusual opportunities for error. While my new grinding machine isprimarily designed and adapted for the grinding of rotary saw blades, itwill be obvious to those skilled in the art that such machine may alsobe employed to grind various formed cutters, such as milling cutters,toothed index plates, and other shapes by the employment of appropriatecams.

Other modes of applying the principle of the invention may be employed,change being made as regards the details described, provided thefeatures stated in anyof the following claims or the equivalent of suchbe employed.

I therefore particularly point out and distinctly claim as my invention:

1. In a grinding machine for grinding the teeth of rotary saws and thelike, a vertically reciprocable support, a grinding wheel carried bysaid support for rotation about a horizontal axis, a saw bladesupporting arbor disposed to present the edge of such blade transverselyto the periphery of said wheel including means adapted firmly to clampsuch blade thereon, means mounting said arbor for swinging movementabout a spaced axis parallel thereto, a dial indicating the angle atwhich said arbor is thus positioned relative to such axis, meansoperative to hold said arbor in such selected position, adjustable slidemeans for movement of said arbor toward and away from such axis, screwmeans for adjusting said arbor axially to align the central plane ofsuch saw blade radially of said wheel, and means operative toreciprocate said grindin wheel support and turn said arbor in timedrelation.

2. In a grinding machine for grinding the teeth of rotary saws and thelike, a reciprocable support, a grinding wheel carried by said support,a saw blade supporting arbor disposed to present the edge of such bladetransversely to the periphery of said wheel, a support for said arborpivotally mounted for swinging movement about an axis parallel to saidarbor and lying in the same plane as a face of said grinding wheel,indicator means directly indicating the angle at which said arbor isthus positioned about such axis relative to the plane of said wheel,this being the rake angle desired, means operative to lock said arbor insuch selected angular position, adjustable slide means for movement ofsaid arbor toward and away from such axis to bring the outer peripheraledge of such blade into alignment with such axis, means adapted to locksaid slide in adjusted position, means operative to reciprocate saidgrinding wheel support. to bring said wheel into grinding engagementwith such blade edge so aligned, and means adapted to turn said arborand blade in timed relation to such reciprocation.

3. In a grinding machine, a grinding wheel, a disc supporting arbordisposed to present the edge of such disc transversely to the peripheryof said wheel, a support for said arbor pivotally mounted for swingingmovement about an axis parallel to said arbor and lying in the sameplane as said wheel, indicator means on said support directly indicatingtheangle at which said arbor is thus positioned about such axis relativeto the plane of said wheel, means adapted for movement of said arbortoward and away from such axis, and a V-shaped grooved support havingthe apex of such V exactly on such axis and adapted to support acomplementary gauge extending therefrom beyond such disc with an edgeportion of such gauge demarking a continuation of such axis, wherebysaid arbor may be positioned with the periphery of such disc alignedwith such axis for engagement with said grinding wheel.

4. In a grinding machine for grinding the teeth of rotary saws and thelike, a reciprocable support, a grinding wheel carried by said support,a saw blade supporting arbor disposed to present the edge of such. bladetransversely to the periphery of said wheel, a circumferential boss onsaid arbor, a sleeve engaging said boss 19f for; axial. shifting of saidarbor in. either-- direc: tion, supportingmeans threadedly engaging saidsleeve whereby said sleeve and arbormaybe axially shifted by rotation ofsaid1sleeve,; anda scale indicating the degree of. rotation of" saidsleeve relative to said, support,,the pitch of such thread affordingaxial movementof. said arbor equalto one-half the 'reading-i on saidscale,

5- In a grinding machine for" grinding rotary saw blades; and the like;a; reciprocablesupport. a grindingwheel-carried by said support, a" sawblade supportingarbor disposed; to present the edge of such bladetransversely to the periphery of said wheel, threaded means adapted toshift saidarbor axially upon rotationof: said:means; a sealer indicatingthe degree of rotation of-said threaded means, the pitchof the threadsof said-threaded meansactuallyaflordingaxial movement of such sawsupporting arbor equal to one-half the-indicated reading on said scale,and saw blade clamping means on said arbor arranged to position asawblade held thereby with its inner face lyingin adiametral plane ofsaid grinding wheel when said scale is set at zero reading.

6. In a grinding machine for grinding the teeth of rotary saw blades andthe like, a support, grinding means carried by said support, a saw bladesupport arrangedand disposed to present the edge of such blade to saidgrinding means transversely of the plane of movement of the lat ter,threaded means engaging said saw blade supporting means for axialshifting of such saw blade upon rotation of said threaded means, and ascale indicating the degree of rotation of said threaded means, thepitch of the threads of said threaded means actually affording axialmovement of such saw blade equal to one-half the indicated reading onsaid scale.

7; In a. saw grinding machine for grinding the teeth of rotary disc sawsand the like, a reciprocable grinding head, a grinding wheel carried bysaid head, and means for reciprocating said head comprising an axiallyshiftable cam shaft, two identical cams mounted thereon having lobesrespectively oppositely directed, a third cam mounted on saidshaftadjacent one of said first named cams and. shaped to conform to thecontour of .said first-named. cam on. theside-disposed theretowardbutbevelled to a larger contour on the-side away from said first-named cam,a bell-- crank; a roller on one arm of said-bell-crank adapted toengagesaid'cams and having an end with a complementary beveltoward saidbevelled cam, the other. armpfsaid bell-crank supporting said grindinghead, means operative to drive said cam shaft to rock said bell-crank'to' reciprocate said grinding head, and means for shifting said camshaft axially to cause said bevelled cam to engage said bevelled rollerand cause said roller to ride thereon, whereby reciprocation of saidgrinding head will be alternately of a greater and lesser degree.

8. In a saw grinding'machine for grinding the teeth of rotary disc sawsand the like, a reciprocable grinding head, a grinding wheel carried bysaid head, and means for reciprocating said head comprising an axiallyshiftable cam shaft, cam means having a plurality of lobes mounted onsaid shaft, another cam lobe alongside one of said first-named lobes andof identical contour on the side disposed theretoward but bevelled to alarger contour on the side away from said first-named cam, a bell-crank,a roller on one arm of said bell-crank adapted to engage said cams: andhaving an end with a complementary beveltoward said bevelled cam, a;link, aroller on one end. of; saidlink: adapted :to ride onthe other armof said bell-cranma recipro cable member pivotally connected. to: theother end of said linkand adapted to support-said grinding head,meansoperativeto adj3ustablyposition the roller end of said-linkalongysuchbellicrank arm, means. operative: to drive-saidcam shaftto'ro'ck said bell-crank to reciprocatesaid grinding head, and means forshifting'said'cam shaft axially tocausesaid bevelled, rollerrtorride upon said bevelled :ca-m, whereby; thedegree; of reciprocation of saidgrinding head-willJbe-increased proportionately during thisistageoiiroctation of said camshaft.

9. In a. grinding machine for grinding the teeth of rotary disesaws. andthe like; areciprocable grinding head, a; grinding. wheel carried bysaid head, and means forreciprocating; said head comprising a camshaft,cam means-having a plurality of lobes mounted on said'shaft,.another camlobe alongside; oneof said-firstnamed. lobes and of identical contour onthewsidesdisposed theretoward but bevelled to: a, larger-comtour on theside away from said first-named cam lobe, a bell-crank, a. rolleryon'onezarm: of said bell-prank adapted. toengage'saidicams and; having-anend portion provided with: a;comple:- mentary bevel toward; saidbevelled cam; the other arm of said bell-crank: supporting said;grinding head,'means .ODBI'EfiWBWOdIi'YQe said cam shaft to rocksaidbel-l-cranlgto;reciprocate. said: grinding head, andmeansfonshifting saidicanr shaft axially to, cause said? bevelled:roller: toiride; up on said. bevelled cam; whereby thedegreepfreciprocation of said grinding head, will be in creased proportionatelyduring thisrstagez of rotation. of said camshafhr 10. In a;grindingmachine'having-:a' reciproce able grinding head, means forreciprocatingrsuch head comprising an axially shiftable camshaft, abell-crank, a roller on. one: arm ofxsaidhells crank adapted to engage"the:v cams; of said-loam: shaft, the other arm ofsaid bell-cranksupport-2 ing said grinding head and said roller being bevelled at oneend, acam lobe onsaid camshatt able grinding'head, .means-xforreciprocating: such head comprising an axially shiftable camshaft;

a plurality of differently disposed? cam: lobes mounted on said shaftforrotation: therewith,- a

bell-crank, aroller on one arm of saidxbell-crank: adapted to engage thecams of saida'camf shaft,

the other arm of said bell crank supporting: said grinding head and saidroller being bevelledj ati one end, one of said cam lobeshavingacomplementary bevel, means operative to drive said: cam shaft torock'said bell-crank to reciprocate.

said grinding head, and means for shifting; said cam shaft axially tocause said bevelled'rol-ler t o rideup on said bevelled cam lobe toadesiredi degree, whereby the relative degree ofsuccessivereciprocations of such grinding head will bemodifiedproportionately.

12. In a grinding machine having a reciprocable grinding head, meansforreciprocating such head comprising an axially shiftablecamnshart,

" cams on said shaft, a lever, a roller carried by said lever adapted toengage said cams to rock said lever, said rollerbeing bevelled at oneand one of said cams being formed with a complementary bevel, meansinterconnecting said lever and grinding head, means operative to drivesaid cam shaft to rock said lever to reciprocate such grinding head, andmeans for shifting said cam shaft axially relative to said roller tocause said bevelled roller to ride up on said bevelled cam to the extentrequired to obtain the desired degree of reciprocation of such grindinghead.

13. In agrinding machine having a reciprocable grinding head, means forreciprocating such head comprising a plurality of cams, a rollerengaging said cams in succession as said cams turn, said roller beingbevelled at one end and one of said cams being formed with acomplementary bevel,'means interconnecting saidroller and such grindinghead for reciprocation of the latter as said roller rises and falls, andmeans for shifting said bevelled cam axially relative to said roller tocause said bevelled roller to ride up on said bevelled cam tocorrespondingly modify the degree of reciprocation of such grindinghead.

14. In a grinding machine having a reciprocable grinding head, means forreciprocating such head comprising a rotatable cam having an axiallyoffset portion, a roller engaging said cam offset portion, said rollerand cam being formed with complementary bevels, means interconnectingsaid roller and such grinding head for reciprocation of the latter assaid roller rises and falls, and means for relatively axially shiftingsaid cam ofiset portion and roller to cause said roller to ride up onsaid cam oifset portion without modifying engagement of said roller andthe remainder of said cam and thereby correspondingly vary the degree ofreciprocation of such grinding head. 1

15. In a grinding machine, a grinding wheel mounted for reciprocation inits own plane, a disc supporting arbor disposed to present the outerperipheral edge of such disc transversely to the periphery of saidwheel, a support for said arbor pivotally mounted for swinging movementabout an axis parallel to said arbor, said axis lying in the same planeas a side face of said grinding wheel between said arbor and said wheel,mounting means adapted for movement of said arbor toward and away fromsuch axis to bring such outer peripheral edge of such disc intotransverse alignment with such axis, said grinding wheel beingreciprocable into grinding engagement with such edge of such disc soaligned, and means adapted to secure such disc in such selected positionduring such reciprocation of said grinding wheel.

16. In a grinding machine, a grinding Wheel, a disc supporting arbordisposed to present the outer peripheral edge of such disc transverselyto the periphery of said wheel, and a support for said arbor pivotallymounted for swinging movement about an axis parallel to said arbor, saidaxis lying in the same plane as a side face of said grinding wheel andspaced from the axis of said arbora distance equal to the radius of suchdisc, said grinding wheel and disc-supporting arbor being mounted forrelative reciprocation effective to bring said wheel into grinding theperiphery of said wheel, a support for said arbor pivotally mounted forswinging movement about an axis parallel to said arbor, said axis lyingin the same plane as a side face of said grinding wheel, and mountingmeans for said arbor on said support adapted for adjustment of saidarbor toward and away from such axis of such pivotal mounting, suchpivotal mounting including supporting means for a straight-edge alignedwith such axis and extending transversely of such disc whereby saidarbor may be adjusted to bring the outer peripheral edge of such discinto transverse alignment with such axis,

said grinding wheel and disc-supporting arbor being mounted for relativereciprocation toward and away from each other in their respective planeseffective to bring said wheel into grinding engagement with the outerperiphery of such disc at such point of alignment with such axis.

18. In a grinding machine having a reciprocable grindin head, means forreciprocating such head comprising a rotatable cam having generallydiametrically opposite axially ofiset portions, a cam roller engagingthe outer peripheries of said first cam portions sequentially as thelatter rotate, said roller and one of said cam portions being formedwith complementary bevels, means interconnecting said roller and suchgrinding head for reciprocation of the latter as said roller rises andfalls, and means adapted relatively axially to shift said bevelled camportion and roller to cause said roller to ride upon said can; portionwithout modifying normal engagement of said roller and the other camportion and thereby correspondingly to vary the extent of alternatereciprocations of such grinding head only.

19. In a grinding machine having a reciprocable grinding head, means forreciprocating such head comprising a plurality of rotatable radiallyangularly related cam lobes, cam follower means adapted sequentially toengage the respective outer peripheral surfaces of said lobes as thelatter rotate, means interconnecting said roller and such grinding headfor reciprocation of the latter in response to reciprocation of saidfollower by said lobes, said follower and one of said lobes havingcomplementary bevels, and means adapted relatively axially to shift suchbevelled follower portion and said bevelled lobe to vary the degree ofreciprocation of said follower and grinding head by said bevelled lobewithout modifying such reciprocation by said other lobes.

J-OHAN GUSTAF MOOHL.

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